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Windows 3 is the third release of the Microsoft operating system. Windows 3 is not a true operating system but rather an operating environment running on top of DOS. There were several versions, each introduced new features.
My family's first computer was a Packard Bell 386 SX running Windows 3.0 With Multimedia Extensions and I spent a lot of time playing around with the program. Looking back on it now, it's surprising how little there is to do with it.
Despite the growing popularity of Windows for office and home computers, the OS had very little in the way of gaming support, which was my primary interest in computers at the time. So, like most gamers of the day, I would quit Windows and get into DOS to play my games.
Programs
Here are some specific programs I enjoy in Windows 3.
- Castle of the Winds
- Corel Draw
- Corel Photo-Paint
- Freecell (Microsoft)
- Hearts (Microsoft)
- The Incredible Toon Machine
- Jewel Thief
- SimTower
- Ski Free
- Solitaire (Microsoft)
- Tetris (Microsoft)
- Visual BASIC
- Visual FoxPro
- The Yukon Trail
Gallery
If you run the Flying Windows screen saver on Windows XP, the anti-aliasing on the glyph is not taken into account on the clearing, and the edges are left behind creating a trippy effect.
Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.0 - Wikipedia (Windows 3.0).
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x - Wikipedia (Windows 3.1x).
